Bad Beat Jackpots Hurt Poker Economy
Bad beat jackpots have become a fading promotion for online poker rooms. There was a time when these were available at some of the largest sites. Jackpot tables would take an additional $.50 in rake [….]
Year: 2014
Will The US Supreme Court Examine The Dicristina Case?
In 2011, Lawrence Dicristina was convicted by a jury of his peers for running a poker game in his business located in New York. Dicristina was charging 5% for each pot to help pay for [….]
Good or Bad for the Game: What 15 Years in Poker Has Taught Me
The debate over the direction poker is going, and what is good/bad for the game is still raging and actually growing –which I for one am extremely happy to see—but it’s also getting muddied as [….]
Third Online Poker Site Now Live in Nevada
In 2013, the state of Nevada saw two online poker sites go live: Ultimate Poker and WSOP. Both sites have done relatively well and provide real money online poker play to anyone physically located in [….]
Online Poker Discussed During Florida Senate Gaming Committee Meeting
In 2014, there has been a stream of constant speculation mixed with facts as to which states will enter the online gambling market in the US. From the state of California, to Louisiana and Hawaii, [….]
Why the WSOP Main Event Doesn’t Need a $10 Million Guarantee
Let me start this column by saying I was very happy with the majority of changes Caesars made to this year’s World Series of Poker schedule. The return of the $10k Championship events was music [….]